POSADA ORIGINAL BROADSIDE: EL CANCIONERO POPULAR, HOJA NUM. 18: CANCION DE PULQUERO
México, D.F.: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1900. 1 print on soft pink ground wood paper, b/w plates, relief cuts, with text in letterpress. Pictorial broadside that presents an illustration of the pulquero, depicting bartender who serves pulque, an alcoholic beverage made from fermented maguey juice. The image is accompanied by the verses from two corrido narrative ballads, "El banderillero" and "Tus negros ojos.
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H. G. OLDS: FOTOGRAFIAS 1900-1943.; Idea and selection of photographs: Luis Priamo
Buenos Aires: Ediciones Fundación Antorchas, 1998. b/w plates (1 color), ports., bibliographical references, ind., pict. wrps. The work of Harry Grant Olds (b. USA 1868 - d. Argentina 1943), Ohio-born photographer who relocated to Argentina in 1899 and lived there until his death in 1943. Much of this relatively unknown, commercial photographer's work was marketed in postcard form. His original negatives show that he concentrated on institutional, documentary and journalistic photography, publicity and landscapes in and around Buenos Aires.... Read More
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LEÓN FERRARI: OBRAS/WORKS, 1976-2008
México, D.F.: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, INBA; Museo de Arte Alvar y Carmen T. de Carrillo Gil; Editorial RM, 2008. b/w and color plates, ind., bio., cat., endpaper, illus., pict. boards. As poetic as he is controversial, the renowned Argentinean Conceptualist León Ferrari (who was forced to live in exile in Brazil from 1976 to 1991, and who won a Golden Lion award at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007) is known for his fierce criticism of power... Read More
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RENCUENTRO POR PFEEFAR. COLECCION TESTIMONIOS, EDITORIAL LLAMARADA 1 (SIGNED 8 ARTISTS, EDITON OF 75 )
México, D.F.: Editorial Llamarada, 1982. illustrated mimeo with silkcreen covers. Artist book in honor of Felipe Ehrenberg made and signed 8 of his student artists, Editon of 75 . The late 1970s and early 1980s saw a return to political art drawing outside the established art scene in Mexico. New media and techniques developed using stencils, mimeograph, blueprints, photocopies and rubber stamps as a means of reproduction. Felipe Ehrenberg was a prime influence in producing and organizing students and... Read More
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REVISTA A*TERISCO 7: CALLES DEL DESIRE = STREETS OF DESEO.; Consuegra, Nicolás et al.
Bogotá: Revista A*terisco, 2004. b/w and color plates, facs., color pict. wrps. Seventh in a art collective series by 22 artists who each contribute one work for a group artists' book. This number is the result of an invitation made to A*terisco by the collective of English curators JSR (Jump Ship Rat, 1999) in order to publish a number dedicated to "Streets of Desire", an exhibition part of the Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, allowing international interaction with their... Read More
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MOUNTAINS: LUCAS RAMPAZZO
São Paulo: Contra Editora, 2013. b/w plates on rice paper, wrps. OCLC: 862739323. Laser printed over paper created by Lucas Rampazzo (b. Martingá 1962). "Contra is a collaborative publishing platform created by designer and editor Guilherme Falcão that deals with visual culture. Believing that graphic design is, by definition, an area of free transmutation of contents, we edit publications combining restlessness with sophistication. Which is a fancy way of saying we do cute zines in uncoated paper" --Colophon. ... Read More
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ALMANAQUE DULCE 1938
México: Azúcar, S.A., 1938. b/w plates, illus., recipes, advts., b/w and color pict. wrps. One of the best guides to Mexican sweets. Many recipes. Most have beautiful color covers.
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APERITIVOS VIA LAS MADRINAS
Visalia, CA: Madrinas Guild of the Valley Children's Hospital, 1965. recipes, spiral wrps.
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TAN DESDE ADENTRO (30 DIBUJOS ERÓTICOS).; Prólogo: Juan García Ponce. Una Carta de Magolo Cárdenas
México: Miguel Angel Porrúa, 1981. (small marginal tear on colophone; o/w as fine). b/w plates, together in pict. paper evelope. 30 amusing erotic drawings loose in gatherings in portfolio as issued.
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REVISTA DE BELLAS ARTES. NUEVA ÉPOCA. NO. 25
México: Secretaria de Educación Publica; Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1976. b/w plates, portraits, illustrations, color pictorial wrappers. ISSN: 0185-3570. Issue published six numbers a year, devoted to art, literature and culture.
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ALMANAQUE DULCE 1941
México: Unión de Productores de Azúcar, S.A. de C.V., 1941. b/w plates, illus., recipes, advts., b/w and color pict. wrps. One of the best guides to Mexican sweets. Many recipes. Most have beautiful color covers.
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UNIVERSIDAD MENSUAL DE CULTURA POPULAR. NUM. 23, TOMO IV
México, D.F.: Universidad Nacional, 1937. b/w plates, wrps. Devoted to art, architecture, literature, cinema published by the University. In 1929, when the University became autonomous, the concept of extension of culture was incorporated into the university mission, and the University created various agencies and dependencies with the purpose of extending university cultural heritage to Mexican society. The then rector Ignacio García Téllez supported the foundation of the Center for Social Action of University Students - whose headquarters was under... Read More
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THOMAZ FARKAS.; Artistas da USP, 11
São Paulo: Editora da Universidade de São Paulo, 2002. b/w plates, bio/chron., cat.,b/w pict. fldg. wrps. Collection of the early b/w photography (1940's-60's) of Thomaz Farkas (b. 1924, Hungary; naturalized as Brazilian citizen in 1949). He was a founder of the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo and was the director of the Bienal de São Paulo. Known for photography that expresses ambiguity between abstract and figurative and that explores the textures of daily life in Brazil. The... Read More
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VINTAGE POSTCARD OF THE ARRIVAL OF MADERO IN GUADALAJARA, AUGUST 5, 1910 DURING HIS FIRST PRESIDENTIAL TOUR
1910. Scarce. To end the tyrannical, 30-year reign of dictator Porfirio Diaz, an unlikely revolutionist had sprung up in the autumn of 1910. Francisco Madero, a five-foot, three-inch vegetarian and a wealthy idealist, decided the time was ripe to topple the Diaz regime that had left the wealth of Mexico in the hands of four percent of its inhabitants. Supported by guerrilla generals, Francisco Villa in the north, Emiliano Zapata in the south, and Alvaro Obregón in the west,... Read More
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HABITACION DE ADENTRO
México D. F.: Galeria Pecanins, 1998. b/w plates, bio./chron., pict. wrps. A catalogue of an individual exhibit from this Mexican artist related to Anne Frank.
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RUFINO TAMAYO MIENTE!; Nuevo San Carlos, Núm. 6
México, 1955. b/w plates. Early criticism of Tamayo and his place in Mexican art.
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COLECCION MAMITA: LOS MEJORES CUENTOS PARA NIÑOS.; Vols. IV, VII, VI
Santiago de Chile: Empresa Zig-Zag. illus., illus. wrps. 3 small volumes of illustrated childrens' stories from Chile.
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NUEVA ESCUELA DE ARTE DEL URUGUAY: PINTURA Y ARTE CONSTRUCTIVO: CONTRIBUCIÓN AL ARTE DE LAS TRES AMÉRICAS = THE NEW ART SCHOOL OF URUGUAY: PAINTING AND CONSTRUCTIVE ART: CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF THE THREE AMERICAS = NOUVELLE ECOLE D'ART DEL URUGUAY: PEINTURE ET ART CONSTRIJCTIF: CONTRIBUTION A L'ART DES TROIS AMERIQUES
Montevideo: Publicaciones de la Asociación de Arte Constructivo, 1946. (Some chipping on spine with 1/2 inch piece missing at bottom of spine; o/w fine). b/w and color plates, wrps. Scarce work that includes the first printing of "La Regla Abstracta" ("The Abstract Rule") that he hand-lettered and illustrated. Mostly works of Torres Garcia. SPANISH, ENGLISH AND FRENCH TEXT.
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MAP OF THE FUERTE VALLEY FROM TOPOLOBAMPO BAY TO KILOMETRE 6.; 5 of R.R. Line. Showing Land Lines, Sanitary Zone and the Colony Ditch Line. Made from Data acquired during six years service with the R.T. & C.F. Cos. by E.A.H. Tays. Supplement to "The New City." Single sheet
1891. (Paper brittle at folds.). 34.5x33cm, in color. Detailed colored map of the Colony and its neighbors, identifying the ownership of each parcel.
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QUERETARO; Edicion en español
México: Departamento de Turismo de la Secretaria de Gobernacion, Asociacion Mex. de Turismo, 1944. b/w plates, frontis., maps, illus., color pict. wrps. Travel guide to the state of Queretaro in Mexico, illustrated with beautiful b/w images of the different towns and architecture.
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REVISTA DE BELLAS ARTES. NO. 25
México: Secretaria de Educación Publica; Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1969. b/w plates, ports., wrps., ISSN: 0185-3570. OCLC: 2266971. Issue published six numbers a year, devoted to art, literature and culture.
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INDICE. REVISTA TRIMESTRAL. POLÍTICA-ECONOMÍA- CULTURA.; Núm. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8. Alonso M. Aguila; Narciso Bassols Batalla (Eds.)
Mex: Indice, 1953. (Missing numbers 1 and 5). illus., pict. wrps. Cover design by Diego Rivera except for issue number 1 and 2. Only 8 issues published, ceased with number 8. Sold as set.
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MEXICAN MENU: GARCI-CRESPO
México, D.F.: Compañía Litográfica "La Enseñanza Objetiva, 1940. (some water stains in verso). color plate. Printed vintage color lithography sheets with advertising for mineral water and used for resturant menus. Blank.
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THE VINTAGE LIBRARY: COLLECTION JUNA CARLOS REPPUCCI = UMA BIBLIOTECA VINÁRIA: COLEÇÃO JUAN CARLOS REPPUCC.; Textos = texts : Claudio Giordano. Fotos = Photos: Renato Dutra
São Paulo: Dialeto, Latin American Documentary, 2017. color plates, facs., ports., bios/chrons., cat., color pict. boards, color pict. d.j. Catalog of the wine related library of Juan Carlos Reppucci (b. Argentina 1942, lives and works in Brazil), the owner of an importante private collection of more than 6.5 thousand titles. "An unique library dedicated to wine (wines, wineyards, grapes, vindima, viticultura, vinicultura, embriaguez, etc.). Includes dozens of incunábula and a significant number of editions from the 16th to the... Read More
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PAPAI NO. 7. ARTS PLASTIQUES ANTILLES-GUYANE
Martinque: DRAC, 1991. b/w plates, pict. wrps. Art periodical that covers the French Antilles and French Guiana. Articles in this issue include: Duman Jean-Joseph, accomplished artist from Martinique.
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